Main area Cardiology Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Registrar Contract Fixed term: 12 months (Possibility for further extension after the initial 12 months) Hours
* Full time
* Part time
47 hours per week (7 nights and 7 on call days required 1:11) Job ref 216-G2-CAR7126131
Employer University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Derriford Town Plymouth Salary £61,825 - £70,425 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 11/06/2025 23:59
Cardiology Specialty Registrar
NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Registrar
Job overview
Applications are welcomed for the position of Cardiology Speciality Registrar at University Hospitals Plymouth - This is a 12 month role with the opportunity for the right candidate to progress to TAVI fellow after 12 months
The South West Cardiothoracic Centre opened in November 1997. It is the tertiary referral centre for cardiothoracic services for Devon and Cornwall. This state of the art building was opened in 2007 (The Terence Lewis Building), with integrated cardiology, card io thoracic and vascular surgery, intensive care and anaesthetic departments.
Over 118 beds are dedicated solely to the service, supporting activity of approximately 200 ablation procedures, 850 PCI cases and 1300 cardiac surgery procedures through four operating theatres, two digital flat plate catheter laboratories and a pacing lab.
There are 8 interventional cardiologists providing the PCI service, including 24/7 primary PCI. We undertake approximately 800 PCI procedures per year. The vast majority of diagnostic and interventional cardiac catheters are performed radially. Adjunctive technologies we employ include pressure wire assessment, intra-coronary imaging with IVUS and OCT, and rotational atherectomy. As a cardiothoracic centre for the region we take on complex and high risk PCI procedures. Such procedures include unprotected left main stem PCI, bifurcation PCI, graft vessel PCI and CTO PCI (both antegrade and retrograde approaches).
Main duties of the job
In the 11 week cycle, the post holder will perform one week of night shifts on call split into four nights and three nights (20.00 to 08.30) and one week of late shift on call days, split into 4 and 3 long days (08.00-20.30). They will support the In-Patient Cardiology Consultation service for 1 week. They will be expected to perform 2 clinics per full week. The rest of the time will be spent in the cath lab. Weekly MDTs are available for revascularization, TAVI and endocarditis together with monthly optional meetings in ICC and PHT.
On-call commitment
Middle-grades will participate in a 1:11, full shift rota.
Education
0900-1300 monthly Continued Medical Education meeting Cardiology Consultants and SpRs will present cases, audit and literature reviews.
0800-0900 Thursday Echocardiography Meeting:
This weekly meeting is attended by the cardiology junior doctors and physiologists. The meeting includes review of recent interesting cases.
0800-0900 Wednesday SHO teaching:
You will be actively involved in SHO teaching
Audit
The Fellow will be actively involved in audit within the directorate and report on audit projects at the regional audit meetings.
Working for our organisation
We are a people business – where every member of staff matters and can make a difference. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Joining University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust means becoming part of a team of dedicated staff, who are committed to leading the way through innovation, clinical excellence and great customer care. The Trust has great opportunities for career development in a highly progressive working environment. We offer all of this in a vibrant, modern city with a historic reputation for adventure. PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL COMMUNICATION WILL BE ELECTRONIC, PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNT REGULARLY. If you have any issues with applying online and need additional support including reasonable adjustments with the application process please contact the recruitment team on 01752 432100. We recognise that work life balance is important for our colleagues and so we invite requests from applicants around less than full time/flexible working for our advertised roles. Please contact the recruiting manager to discuss this prior to your application submission. We commit to giving this full consideration in each case. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles, as diversity strengthens our teams. It is sometimes necessary to close vacancies before the closing date. If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Post Holders are required to
•Adhere to Trust policies and procedures, e.g. Health and Safety at Work, Equal Opportunities etc.
•Work to the Trust values - Put patients first, Take ownership, Respect others, Be positive.
•Maintain personal and professional development to meet the changing demands of the job, participate in appropriate training activities and encourage and support staff development and training.
•Attend statutory, essential and mandatory training.
•Respect the confidentiality of all matters relating to their employment and other members of staff. All members of staff are required to comply with the requirements of the data protection act 1998.
•Comply with the corporate governance structure in keeping with the principles and standards set out by the Trust.
•Comply with the codes of professional conduct set out by the professional body of which registration is required for the post.
•Ensure that they are familiar with the Risk Management Framework, follow policies, procedures and safe systems of work, make known any hazards or risks that they identify and take all necessary actions to reduce risk. All staff must ensure that they attend appropriate statutory and essential training.
Person specification
Educational and Qualifications
* Full registration with the GMC or GDC, holding a licence to practice
* MRCP – part 1
* Other post graduate qualifications
* Full MRCP
Knowledge and skills
* A minimum of 2 years’ experience at SpR level Cardiology experience
* Understanding of NHS structure
* Previous experience in PCI
* Experience of working with Cardiothoracic Surgical teams
Experience
* Evidence of completion of audit and QIP projects
* Experience of clinical governance and attendance at research governance training courses
* Evidence of research interest and activity and successful completion of scientific projects
Medical/Doctor recruitment: Unsolicited CVs and Candidate Profiles/Details
University Hospitals Plymouth has a commitment to sourcing candidates directly and as such we do not accept speculative CVs from agencies.
We do, however, work with a defined list of preferred HTE Framework suppliers who may be invited to support us in sourcing candidates for particular roles.
In line with our preferred supplier list, we only pay agency fees where we have a signed agreement in place and an agency has been instructed by a member of the Trust’s Medical Workforce team.
We do not pay agency fees where speculative and unsolicited CVs are submitted to the Trust or Trust employees by any other means than the official route above. Where this is not observed the Trust reserves the right to contact these candidates directly and initiate discussions without payment of any agency fee.
Any candidate details (whether written or spoken) or CVs that are referred directly will not constitute an introduction. The Trust will under no circumstances be responsible for any recruitment fees in relation to these contacts.
Submission of any unsolicited CVs, candidate’s details and/or proposals to the Trust will not be considered further and will be deemed evidence of full and unlimited acceptance of this Agency Protocol.
In order to establish and maintain good working relationships with the Trust’s agency suppliers, we ask that this Protocol is adhered to and thank you for your co-operation.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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